Allie Long

Alexandra "Allie" Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She previously played for Paris Saint-Germain in France as well as the Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC in the WPS.

Early life

Born in Huntington, New York to parents Barbara and James Long, Allie attended Northport High School, graduating in 2005. She played varsity soccer for four years at Northport and was named first-team All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior. Her high school teams went undefeated during the regular season all four years. She was an All-County selection all four years as well. As a junior and senior, Long was named Newsday's Player of the Year, was selected for the All-Long Island Team, and was named the Suffolk County Player of the Year.

Penn State

Long attended Pennsylvania State University from 2005–2006. During her freshman year in 2005, she appeared in all 25 games, starting 22. After starting the first game, she entered the starting lineup permanently in the fifth game of the season, remaining there for the balance of the Lions' 23–0–2 season. She scored four goals on 58 shots and had six assists for the season. Long was a 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Third-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection and was named to the Soccer Buzz second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, Soccer Buzz second-team freshman All-America squad, and was tapped for the Soccer Buzz 2005 Freshman All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team. She was also named to the second-team All-Big Ten squad and the All-Tournament Team at the 2005 Big Ten Tournament and earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors.